Update:

Certain sections of the media have been reporting that Shankar has approached Aamir Khan to play the antagonist in Endhiran 2.

The industry has been abuzz with reports that the director is keen on making the sequel to the Rajinikanth-starrer as a bilingual and the idea of casting Aamir as the Superstar's 'villain' would be a coup of sorts. While Shankar's team was unwilling to comment, Aamir Khan's spokesperson denies the reports, saying, "There's no truth to this at all."

Just a couple of days ago, rumours of Rajinikanth being admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad began doing the rounds. A section of the media reported that the Superstar had insisted on shooting for a fight sequence in KS Ravikumar's Lingaa without a body double. The rigorous moves for the sequence had made him exert himself. As a result, the star fainted. The reports claimed he was rushed to a private hospital.

However, putting all rumours and anxiety of the Superstar's fans to rest, director KS Ravikumar says, "Rajinikanth is happily shooting for the film in Hyderabad. There is not even an iota of truth in whatever is being said about his health. He's hale and hearty and is active on the set. The man is full of enthusiasm."

Earlier:

Looks like Aamir Khan has taken a liking towards playing bad guys in films. After playing a dual villain role in the blockbuster ‘Dhoom 3’ last year, he may turn to the dark side again for the Rajinikanth starrer ‘Endhiran 2’ (‘Robot 2’ in Hindi).

Aamir’s next film ‘P.K.’ releases in December this year but already speculation is rife about what will be Aamir’s next project. Since Aamir only takes up only film at a time, his decision is something to watch out for. If all goes well, then Aamir’s next project can be the sequel to Rajinikanth starrer blockbuster. The film directed by Shankar is still in developmental stage and is expected to go to the floors next year. A source close to the director has said, “Preliminary talks are on to sign Aamir…Given the popularity of the original, which co-starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, it was natural for the makers to consider a second film. The modalities are currently being discussed."

This is the second time director Shankar is attempting to include Aamir into the ‘Robot’ franchise. The director had originally planned to make the original ‘Robot’ with Shahrukh Khan playing the lead role. SRK was also supposedly interested in producing this sci-fi action film. However, this ultimately did not work out because of the creative differences between Shankar and Shahrukh. After that Shankar had approached Aamir Khan to do the film but he too turned down the project. Finally Shankar took the project to Tamil icon Rajinikanth who accepted it and made it a blockbuster. This time however, Aamir has been offered the role of the antagonist. Aamir has come a long way since his days of playing the chocolate hero. He has been experimenting with his films and roles and in the process setting milestones in the history of Indian films.

While Aamir’s involvement in the project has given rise to lot of speculations, the project itself has been causing news for years now. Right after the release of the first film, the director expressed his interest in making a sequel. But Rajinikanth reportedly rejected the initial proposal. Then Rajinikanth’s health declined and the project was shelved. Few months ago, reports began to surface that the superstar from south his given his nod to the project. However one hurdle still remains and that is the budget. The budget of the sequel has been estimated at around 200 crore and so far only Reliance Big Pictures has shown interest to back that budget.